The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
POLITICIANS TN A PICKLE.
WEST VIRGTNIA'S LEGISLATURE
LOOKING INTO A SCANDAL.

State Senator Minnear'S Request that
the Charge that He was Bribed to
| Vote for Camden be Investigated
| Bearing Fruit--The First Witness
Acknowledges Himself Rascal.
| CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 30.-At the
close of the last session of the Legislature
charges were preferred against Senator MINI
near, accusing him of having been infrl-
enced for a consideration to vote for Mr..
Camden, the Democratic candidate for re-
election to the United States Senate.
This charge was made by Senator Dawson,
and nothing was done with the matter
then. The Legislature having met in extra
session Mr. Minnear demanded a speedy'ex
animation. A committee of three Senator'S,
Messrs Sommerville, Flournoy and Dawson,
was appointed 20 inquire into the matter.
The committee met to-day, witnesses having
| been stlmmond.
CAMDEN CHARGED WITH cRooKEDNEss.
Shelton Roger, of Tucker county, from
which place Senator Minnear was elected,
| testified that AZ a personal friend he lad
| visited the Senator at his home and learned
chat a letter from the Republican Cen-
trail Committee had been sent 10
| the Republican members of taa
Legislature alleging that Senator
| Camden was using his money to be re-elect-
| ed United States Senator by electing meme
bers of the Legislature in ways that were
dark. The witness obtained a copy of the
letter, Immediately reporting to United
States Collector of Revenue McGraw and
to Mr.. Camden, offering a copy for consid~
GRAFTON, whereupon he was told that only
the original was worth anything.
THE LETTER STOLEN.
He again visited Mr.. Minnear's home. and
there purloined the letter, fac sinile of
which appeared in the Wheeling Register.
He further admitted that he came here and
bargained with three members of the Legls-
lature to vote for Mr.. Camden, for which
they were RUo receive 5000. The
money, he said, was raised by
Republicans, whose names he refused
to give, to poy them, and votes were to be
cast when he stood on the table in the pages
room i'll the House of Delegates and wiped
his nose as a signal that the money was
ready for them and would be paid. Mr..
Camden said to him that if these men voted
for him he tCamden) would prosecute nla
and them. For this reason | did not give
the signal agreed upon, and for this reason
the votes were not cast for Mr.. Camden
THE NAMES WITHHELD.
Hedeclined to say again who the members
were, or who was TO furnish the money, but
said 1t was not Mr.. camden. Alter tine
publication of this famous letter the witness
said he gave it to Senator Camden, directed
to Mr. Minnear's wife. When asked what
he got for this letter, the witness said he re-
ceived his expenses and check for $50, and
subsequently $50 more was paid MIN in WASH
ington by Mr. Mct5raw.
The committee adjourned until Monday,
at which time the investigation will be con-
tinued
The witness is subject to epileptic fits, and
had one after giving his evidence in the
committee room.
mCHIGAN's BRIBERs
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, April so. Al
though the legislative bribery Investigation
resulted in the expulsion of Milo HI. Dakin
from the House OF Representatives, it seems
that the end is not yet. 1t seems certain
that Dalxin. who was elected as Labor Gun.
didate, win be expelled from the Knight&
Labor 1t is also asserted that MI
Shaclxleton was mixed up in the scandal
will be compelled to resign.